Ontario Lacrosse Association
| Ontario Lacrosse Association OLA | |
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| Sport | Lacrosse |
| Jurisdiction | Regional |
| Founded | 1897 |
| Affiliation | Canadian Lacrosse Association |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| President | John Doherty |
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Ontario Lacrosse Association (OLA) is a sanctioned sports body in Ontario, Canada. Empowered by the Canadian Lacrosse Association, the OLA controls and regulates minor, junior, and senior level lacrosse. It was established in 1897.
Leagues
National Lacrosse League goalie Tye Belanger with his 2014 OLA Senior B Lacrosse League team Sarnia Beavers.
Senior
Junior
- Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League (OJALL)
- Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League (OJBLL)
- Ontario Junior C Lacrosse League (OJCLL)
National championships
The champion of four of the OLA's five leagues compete in National Championships, they are as follows:
- Senior A - Mann Cup
- Senior B - Presidents Cup
- Junior A - Minto Cup
- Junior B - Founders Cup
Ontario Junior C Lacrosse League
The OLA Junior C Lacrosse League began its first season since 1982 in July 2008. In 1975, the OLA had three different Junior C leagues running at once. The league acts as a development oriented league and players must pay a user fee to cover the teams overhead.
Teams
Teams in Ontario, except as listed:
East Division
- Brockville Ballistic of Brockville
- Clarington Shamrox of Clarington
- Cornwall Celtics of Cornwall
- Gloucester Griffins of Gloucester
- Kingston Kings of Kingston
- Peterborough Lakers of Peterborough
- Whitby Warriors of Whitby
West Division
- Caledon Bandits of Caledon
- Fergus Thistles of Fergus
- Halton Hills Bulldogs of Halton Hills
- Hamilton Bengals of Hamilton
- Huntsville Hawks of Huntsville
- Innisfil Wolfpack of Innisfil
- Mimico Mountaineers of Toronto
- Shelburne Vets of Shelburne
- Wilmot Wild of Wilmot
Meredith Cup Playoff Champions
- 2008 Caledon Bandits
- 2009 Caledon Bandits
- 2010 Clarington Shamrox
- 2011 Clarington Shamrox
- 2012 Clarington Shamrox
- 2013 Halton Hills Bulldogs
- 2014 Cornwall Celtics
Old Jr. C League Champions
- 1972 Long Branch PCO's
- 1973 Windsor Warlocks
- 1974 Nepean PCO's
- 1975 Mississauga Medics
- 1976 Orangeville Stingers
- 1977 Owen Sound Satellites
- 1978 Owen Sound Signmen
- 1979 Owen Sound Signmen
External links
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